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I'm looking for a very quiet station, one with very little people
traffic either late at night or weekends, somewhere on the tube network or a rail station not too far out, this is for an informal photoshoot for which it's best to not have numerous people around. so any suggestions? somewhere on a little-used oddity of a branchline or even a disused station that can still be accessed, I need tracks and platform not too overgrown. PS, I'm aware of the permissions system for photoshoots in such places so no worries from that angle. -- Mark. www.MarkVarleyPhoto.co.uk www.TwistedPhotography.co.uk www.TwistedArts.co.uk www.BeautifulBondage.net |
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On Mon, 3 Mar 2008, MarkVarley - MVP wrote:
I'm looking for a very quiet station, one with very little people traffic either late at night or weekends, somewhere on the tube network or a rail station not too far out, this is for an informal photoshoot for which it's best to not have numerous people around. so any suggestions? somewhere on a little-used oddity of a branchline or even a disused station that can still be accessed, I need tracks and platform not too overgrown. Does it need to be underground? If not, Mill Hill East? If so, Lambeth North? tom -- this place would be a paradise tomorrow if every department had a supervisor with a sub-machine gun |
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On Mon, 03 Mar 2008 16:40:38 +0000, MarkVarley - MVP
wrote: I'm looking for a very quiet station, one with very little people traffic either late at night or weekends, somewhere on the tube network or a rail station not too far out, this is for an informal photoshoot for which it's best to not have numerous people around. so any suggestions? somewhere on a little-used oddity of a branchline or even a disused station that can still be accessed, I need tracks and platform not too overgrown. One of your soft-porn projects? May I suggest Newbury Park underground station? About 6.30 any weekday evening would be good for me. PS, I'm aware of the permissions system for photoshoots in such places so no worries from that angle. You know usenet, don't you? :-) Without that, you'd have attracted hundreds of self-appointed lawyers, all of whom would forget to answer the actual question. |
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MarkVarley - MVP wrote:
I'm looking for a very quiet station, one with very little people traffic either late at night or weekends, somewhere on the tube network or a rail station not too far out, this is for an informal photoshoot for which it's best to not have numerous people around. so any suggestions? somewhere on a little-used oddity of a branchline or even a disused station that can still be accessed, I need tracks and platform not too overgrown. Platform "0" at Southall. It's the disused face of the island platform that includes Platform 1 on the down main Great Western. As trains pass Platform 1 at 125 mph, it's not quiet sound-wise, but there are normally no passengers on that island at any time of day or night as no trains stop there. Platform 0 has the occasional freight train; the track is in good condition and the platform mostly so. If you're interested, I can send you some photos I took about a year ago. -- Richard J. (to e-mail me, swap uk and yon in address) |
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On 3 Mar, 16:40, MarkVarley - MVP
wrote: I'm looking for a very quiet station, one with very little people traffic either late at night or weekends, somewhere on the tube network or a rail station not too far out, this is for an informal photoshoot for which it's best to not have numerous people around. so any suggestions? somewhere on a little-used oddity of a branchline or even a disused station that can still be accessed, I need tracks and platform not too overgrown. PS, I'm aware of the permissions system for photoshoots in such places so no worries from that angle. -- Mark.http://www.MarkVarleyPhoto.co.ukwww....fulBondage.net Looking at the station useage figures (05-06), for inner London stations, you could try any of the following - least used first - depending on where you are and how brave you feel: SILVERTOWN&LONDON CI WOODGRANGE PARK WANSTEAD PARK HARRINGAY GREEN LANE SOUTH TOTTENHAM CAMBRIDGE HEATH CROUCH HILL SOUTH HAMPSTEAD UPPER HOLLOWAY LONDON FIELDS CANNING TOWN KILBURN HIGH ROAD CUSTOM HOUSE LONDON NORTHUMBERLAND PARK WANDSWORTH ROAD LOND HACKNEY WICK STAMFORD HILL CLAPHAM HIGH STREET ESSEX ROAD DRAYTON PARK MaxB |
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On 3 Mar, 19:30, MaxB wrote:
On 3 Mar, 16:40, MarkVarley - MVP wrote: I'm looking for a very quiet station, one with very little people traffic either late at night or weekends, somewhere on the tube network or a rail station not too far out, this is for an informal photoshoot for which it's best to not have numerous people around. so any suggestions? somewhere on a little-used oddity of a branchline or even a disused station that can still be accessed, I need tracks and platform not too overgrown. PS, I'm aware of the permissions system for photoshoots in such places so no worries from that angle. Looking at the station useage figures (05-06), for inner London stations, you could try any of the following - least used first - depending on where you are and how brave you feel: SILVERTOWN&LONDON CI WOODGRANGE PARK WANSTEAD PARK HARRINGAY GREEN LANE SOUTH TOTTENHAM CAMBRIDGE HEATH CROUCH HILL SOUTH HAMPSTEAD UPPER HOLLOWAY LONDON FIELDS CANNING TOWN KILBURN HIGH ROAD CUSTOM HOUSE LONDON NORTHUMBERLAND PARK WANDSWORTH ROAD LOND HACKNEY WICK STAMFORD HILL CLAPHAM HIGH STREET ESSEX ROAD DRAYTON PARK I wouldn't head to the National Rail platforms at Canning Town, Custom House or Silvertown if I were you... the line between Stratford and North Woolwich closed at the end of 2006. |
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On 3 Mar, 19:42, Mizter T wrote:
On 3 Mar, 19:30, MaxB wrote: On 3 Mar, 16:40, MarkVarley - MVP wrote: I'm looking for a very quiet station, one with very little people traffic either late at night or weekends, somewhere on the tube network or a rail station not too far out, this is for an informal photoshoot for which it's best to not have numerous people around. so any suggestions? somewhere on a little-used oddity of a branchline or even a disused station that can still be accessed, I need tracks and platform not too overgrown. PS, I'm aware of the permissions system for photoshoots in such places so no worries from that angle. Looking at the station useage figures (05-06), for inner London stations, you could try any of the following - least used first - depending on where you are and how brave you feel: SILVERTOWN&LONDON CI WOODGRANGE PARK WANSTEAD PARK HARRINGAY GREEN LANE SOUTH TOTTENHAM CAMBRIDGE HEATH CROUCH HILL SOUTH HAMPSTEAD UPPER HOLLOWAY LONDON FIELDS CANNING TOWN KILBURN HIGH ROAD CUSTOM HOUSE LONDON NORTHUMBERLAND PARK WANDSWORTH ROAD LOND HACKNEY WICK STAMFORD HILL CLAPHAM HIGH STREET ESSEX ROAD DRAYTON PARK I wouldn't head to the National Rail platforms at Canning Town, Custom House or Silvertown if I were you... the line between Stratford and North Woolwich closed at the end of 2006.- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - So they should be very quiet! MaxB |
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On Mon, 03 Mar 2008 16:40:38 +0000, MarkVarley - MVP wrote:
I'm looking for a very quiet station, one with very little people traffic either late at night or weekends, somewhere on the tube network or a rail station not too far out, this is for an informal photoshoot for which it's best to not have numerous people around. so any suggestions? somewhere on a little-used oddity of a branchline or even a disused station that can still be accessed, I need tracks and platform not too overgrown. PS, I'm aware of the permissions system for photoshoots in such places so no worries from that angle. I'd suggest the least-served stations in London, Sudbury & Harrow Road and/or Sudbury Hill Harrow. Both have no evening or weekend train service (and precious few trains during a weekday), and are completely unstaffed, so there should be no one around to bother you. AFAIK there's no physical way for the stations to be locked, so you should have no trouble gaining access. S&HR is high up on a viaduct with no buildings, so you should get good light. SHH is in a cutting and a little more secluded. You could also try South Greenford or Castle Bar Park, which have no evening or Sunday service, though off the top of my head I don't know whether they might be locked. By the way, if you use any of the suggestions from the group, posting links to some of the pics would be appreciated :) |
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On Mar 3, 7:30*pm, MaxB wrote:
On 3 Mar, 16:40, MarkVarley - MVP wrote: I'm looking for a very quiet station, one with very little people traffic either late at night or weekends, somewhere on the tube network or a rail station not too far out, this is for an informal photoshoot for which it's best to not have numerous people around. so any suggestions? somewhere on a little-used oddity of a branchline or even a disused station that can still be accessed, I need tracks and platform not too overgrown. PS, I'm aware of the permissions system for photoshoots in such places so no worries from that angle. -- Mark.http://www.MarkVarleyPhoto.co.ukwww....ww.TwistedArts.... Looking at the station useage figures (05-06), for inner London stations, you could try any of the following - least used first - depending on where you are and how brave you feel: SILVERTOWN&LONDON CI WOODGRANGE PARK WANSTEAD PARK HARRINGAY GREEN LANE SOUTH TOTTENHAM CAMBRIDGE HEATH CROUCH HILL SOUTH HAMPSTEAD UPPER HOLLOWAY LONDON FIELDS CANNING TOWN KILBURN HIGH ROAD CUSTOM HOUSE LONDON NORTHUMBERLAND PARK WANDSWORTH ROAD LOND HACKNEY WICK STAMFORD HILL CLAPHAM HIGH STREET ESSEX ROAD DRAYTON PARK MaxB I don't trust station usage figures for a moment, because they are used to claim that stations at which one can't buy tickets and no one is there to count the users of can be closed due to lack of demand. My answer to the original question would have been "all railway stations in London are popular and vibrant and should not be closed". However, assuming that it counts as inner (should if some of those do) I am pleased to see that the much-maligned St Johns isn't in the list. |
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On 3 Mar, 20:20, MaxB wrote:
On 3 Mar, 19:42, Mizter T wrote: (snip) I wouldn't head to the National Rail platforms at Canning Town, Custom House or Silvertown if I were you... the line between Stratford and North Woolwich closed at the end of 2006. So they should be very quiet! MaxB All inaccessible at the mo - though I guess you could climb over the walls at Silvertown and even North Woolwich. The last time I went past work hadn't got under way but the line at Canning Town is to be converted to a new branch of the DLR, so that'll be noisy. And the line through Silvertown will become part of Crossrail - and the Crossrail works depot will be very near the North Woolwich platforms - so when that gets under way things will be a little less tranquil! |
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On Mon, 3 Mar 2008 14:20:05 -0800 (PST), Mizter T
wrote: All inaccessible at the mo - though I guess you could climb over the walls at Silvertown and even North Woolwich. Easy enough to get onto Silvertown platforms. I work next door to it. |
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On 3 Mar, 23:32, Laurence Payne NOSPAMlpayne1ATdsl.pipex.com wrote:
On Mon, 3 Mar 2008 14:20:05 -0800 (PST), Mizter T wrote: All inaccessible at the mo - though I guess you could climb over the walls at Silvertown and even North Woolwich. Easy enough to get onto Silvertown platforms. I work next door to it. Let me see... you're either a sugar man, an aeronautics man, a teleportation man, or a Chinese food wholesaler man... do I win a prize or am I way out? (You're not a burly barman in Cundy's pub... well, in fact you couldn't be now given that it's closed!) |
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On Mon, 3 Mar 2008 17:43:46 +0000, Tom Anderson
wrote this gibberish: On Mon, 3 Mar 2008, MarkVarley - MVP wrote: I'm looking for a very quiet station, one with very little people traffic either late at night or weekends, somewhere on the tube network or a rail station not too far out, this is for an informal photoshoot for which it's best to not have numerous people around. so any suggestions? somewhere on a little-used oddity of a branchline or even a disused station that can still be accessed, I need tracks and platform not too overgrown. Does it need to be underground? If not, Mill Hill East? If so, Lambeth North? tom I'd like to use both, I love the simple architecture of underground stations and also overground. I'll check them out :-) -- Mark. www.MarkVarleyPhoto.co.uk www.TwistedPhotography.co.uk www.TwistedArts.co.uk www.BeautifulBondage.net |
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On Mon, 03 Mar 2008 17:48:21 +0000, Laurence Payne
NOSPAMlpayne1ATdsl.pipex.com wrote this gibberish: On Mon, 03 Mar 2008 16:40:38 +0000, MarkVarley - MVP wrote: I'm looking for a very quiet station, one with very little people traffic either late at night or weekends, somewhere on the tube network or a rail station not too far out, this is for an informal photoshoot for which it's best to not have numerous people around. so any suggestions? somewhere on a little-used oddity of a branchline or even a disused station that can still be accessed, I need tracks and platform not too overgrown. One of your soft-porn projects? May I suggest Newbury Park underground station? About 6.30 any weekday evening would be good for me. ok then, spectator tickets £50, £100 for front-row ;-) PS, I'm aware of the permissions system for photoshoots in such places so no worries from that angle. You know usenet, don't you? :-) Without that, you'd have attracted hundreds of self-appointed lawyers, all of whom would forget to answer the actual question. oh yes :-) -- Mark. www.MarkVarleyPhoto.co.uk www.TwistedPhotography.co.uk www.TwistedArts.co.uk www.BeautifulBondage.net |
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On Mon, 03 Mar 2008 18:40:06 GMT, "Richard J."
wrote this gibberish: MarkVarley - MVP wrote: I'm looking for a very quiet station, one with very little people traffic either late at night or weekends, somewhere on the tube network or a rail station not too far out, this is for an informal photoshoot for which it's best to not have numerous people around. so any suggestions? somewhere on a little-used oddity of a branchline or even a disused station that can still be accessed, I need tracks and platform not too overgrown. Platform "0" at Southall. It's the disused face of the island platform that includes Platform 1 on the down main Great Western. As trains pass Platform 1 at 125 mph, it's not quiet sound-wise, but there are normally no passengers on that island at any time of day or night as no trains stop there. Platform 0 has the occasional freight train; the track is in good condition and the platform mostly so. If you're interested, I can send you some photos I took about a year ago. that could be ideal, fast trains passing are no problem and could actually be a bonus. Photos would be cool, email is markvarley at gmail.com -- Mark. www.MarkVarleyPhoto.co.uk www.TwistedPhotography.co.uk www.TwistedArts.co.uk www.BeautifulBondage.net |
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On Mon, 03 Mar 2008 20:47:17 +0000, asdf
wrote this gibberish: I'd suggest the least-served stations in London, Sudbury & Harrow Road and/or Sudbury Hill Harrow. Both have no evening or weekend train service (and precious few trains during a weekday), and are completely unstaffed, so there should be no one around to bother you. AFAIK there's no physical way for the stations to be locked, so you should have no trouble gaining access. S&HR is high up on a viaduct with no buildings, so you should get good light. SHH is in a cutting and a little more secluded. both worth a look :-) thank you You could also try South Greenford or Castle Bar Park, which have no evening or Sunday service, though off the top of my head I don't know whether they might be locked. By the way, if you use any of the suggestions from the group, posting links to some of the pics would be appreciated :) will do :-) -- Mark. www.MarkVarleyPhoto.co.uk www.TwistedPhotography.co.uk www.TwistedArts.co.uk www.BeautifulBondage.net |
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On Mon, 3 Mar 2008 18:07:25 -0800 (PST), Mizter T
wrote: Easy enough to get onto Silvertown platforms. I work next door to it. Let me see... you're either a sugar man, an aeronautics man, a teleportation man, or a Chinese food wholesaler man... do I win a prize or am I way out? (You're not a burly barman in Cundy's pub... well, in fact you couldn't be now given that it's closed!) No, way out. 250 yards from the old station, on North Woolwich Road. To be precise, it's ONE of the places I work. Just off there now in fact. |
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On 4 Mar, 11:59, MarkVarley - MVP
wrote: On Mon, 03 Mar 2008 18:40:06 GMT, "Richard J." wrote this gibberish: MarkVarley - MVP wrote: I'm looking for a very quiet station, one with very little people traffic either late at night or weekends, somewhere on the tube network or a rail station not too far out, this is for an informal photoshoot for which it's best to not have numerous people around. so any suggestions? somewhere on a little-used oddity of a branchline or even a disused station that can still be accessed, I need tracks and platform not too overgrown. Platform "0" at Southall. *It's the disused face of the island platform that includes Platform 1 on the down main Great Western. *As trains pass Platform 1 at 125 mph, it's not quiet sound-wise, but there are normally no passengers on that island at any time of day or night as no trains stop there. *Platform 0 has the occasional freight train; the track is in good condition and the platform mostly so. *If you're interested, I can send you some photos I took about a year ago. that could be ideal, fast trains passing are no problem and could actually be a bonus. Photos would be cool, email is markvarley at gmail.com For lots of background activity, but minimal direct interference, there's always platform 1 at Clapham Junction (disused, island with platform 2 with a short train every half hour, many busy platforms beyond). |
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On 3 Mar, 16:40, MarkVarley - MVP
wrote: I'm looking for a very quiet station, one with very little people traffic either late at night or weekends, somewhere on the tube network or a rail station not too far out, this is for an informal photoshoot for which it's best to not have numerous people around. so any suggestions? somewhere on a little-used oddity of a branchline or even a disused station that can still be accessed, I need tracks and platform not too overgrown. PS, I'm aware of the permissions system for photoshoots in such places so no worries from that angle. -- Mark.http://www.MarkVarleyPhoto.co.ukwww....fulBondage.net One station I know which has very little use, day or night is Bayford. Hopefully not to far out for you either. |
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On Tue, 4 Mar 2008 05:11:12 -0800 (PST), somersetchris
wrote this gibberish: On 3 Mar, 16:40, MarkVarley - MVP wrote: I'm looking for a very quiet station, one with very little people traffic either late at night or weekends, somewhere on the tube network or a rail station not too far out, this is for an informal photoshoot for which it's best to not have numerous people around. so any suggestions? somewhere on a little-used oddity of a branchline or even a disused station that can still be accessed, I need tracks and platform not too overgrown. PS, I'm aware of the permissions system for photoshoots in such places so no worries from that angle. -- Mark.http://www.MarkVarleyPhoto.co.ukwww....fulBondage.net One station I know which has very little use, day or night is Bayford. Hopefully not to far out for you either. thats a distinct possibility actually as it's only 35 minutes from high&is do you happen to know if all the lights work on the platforms? -- Mark. www.MarkVarleyPhoto.co.uk www.TwistedPhotography.co.uk www.TwistedArts.co.uk www.BeautifulBondage.net |
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Stratford has 2 or 3 platforms which are, AFAIAA, still open but have
lost all their regular timetabled trains. I'd expect they'll be pretty quiet. Semi-derelict buildings etc. Can't remember the numbers but they're the furthest ones across from the main entrance (ie opposite side of the GE mainline from the Central line/DLR platforms). |
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On 4 Mar, 13:08, MIG wrote:
On 4 Mar, 11:59, MarkVarley - MVP wrote: On Mon, 03 Mar 2008 18:40:06 GMT, "Richard J." wrote this gibberish: MarkVarley - MVP wrote: I'm looking for a very quiet station, one with very little people traffic either late at night or weekends, somewhere on the tube network or a rail station not too far out, this is for an informal photoshoot for which it's best to not have numerous people around. so any suggestions? somewhere on a little-used oddity of a branchline or even a disused station that can still be accessed, I need tracks and platform not too overgrown. Platform "0" at Southall. It's the disused face of the island platform that includes Platform 1 on the down main Great Western. As trains pass Platform 1 at 125 mph, it's not quiet sound-wise, but there are normally no passengers on that island at any time of day or night as no trains stop there. Platform 0 has the occasional freight train; the track is in good condition and the platform mostly so. If you're interested, I can send you some photos I took about a year ago. that could be ideal, fast trains passing are no problem and could actually be a bonus. Photos would be cool, email is markvarley at gmail.com For lots of background activity, but minimal direct interference, there's always platform 1 at Clapham Junction (disused, island with platform 2 with a short train every half hour, many busy platforms beyond). IME there's always several people waiting there though. |
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On 4 Mar, 15:32, Keith Raeburn wrote:
Stratford has 2 or 3 platforms which are, AFAIAA, still open but have lost all their regular timetabled trains. I'd expect they'll be pretty quiet. Semi-derelict buildings etc. Can't remember the numbers but they're the furthest ones across from the main entrance (ie opposite side of the GE mainline from the Central line/DLR platforms). They're not quiet any more - there are new platforms for the North London Line being constructed alongside them. In addition some of the really derelict buildings have just been knocked down. Plus there is an hourly service that uses one of the platforms. Possibly worth a look nonetheless. |
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On Tue, 4 Mar 2008 08:13:12 -0800 (PST), Mizter T
wrote this gibberish: On 4 Mar, 15:32, Keith Raeburn wrote: Stratford has 2 or 3 platforms which are, AFAIAA, still open but have lost all their regular timetabled trains. I'd expect they'll be pretty quiet. Semi-derelict buildings etc. Can't remember the numbers but they're the furthest ones across from the main entrance (ie opposite side of the GE mainline from the Central line/DLR platforms). They're not quiet any more - there are new platforms for the North London Line being constructed alongside them. In addition some of the really derelict buildings have just been knocked down. Plus there is an hourly service that uses one of the platforms. Possibly worth a look nonetheless. still worth a look as it's not far from me (Hackney). -- Mark. www.MarkVarleyPhoto.co.uk www.TwistedPhotography.co.uk www.TwistedArts.co.uk www.BeautifulBondage.net |
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On 4 Mar, 16:03, Mizter T wrote:
On 4 Mar, 13:08, MIG wrote: On 4 Mar, 11:59, MarkVarley - MVP wrote: On Mon, 03 Mar 2008 18:40:06 GMT, "Richard J." wrote this gibberish: MarkVarley - MVP wrote: I'm looking for a very quiet station, one with very little people traffic either late at night or weekends, somewhere on the tube network or a rail station not too far out, this is for an informal photoshoot for which it's best to not have numerous people around. so any suggestions? somewhere on a little-used oddity of a branchline or even a disused station that can still be accessed, I need tracks and platform not too overgrown. Platform "0" at Southall. *It's the disused face of the island platform that includes Platform 1 on the down main Great Western. *As trains pass Platform 1 at 125 mph, it's not quiet sound-wise, but there are normally no passengers on that island at any time of day or night as no trains stop there. *Platform 0 has the occasional freight train; the track is in good condition and the platform mostly so. *If you're interested, I can send you some photos I took about a year ago. that could be ideal, fast trains passing are no problem and could actually be a bonus. Photos would be cool, email is markvarley at gmail.com For lots of background activity, but minimal direct interference, there's always platform 1 at Clapham Junction (disused, island with platform 2 with a short train every half hour, many busy platforms beyond). IME there's always several people waiting there though.- Now I think of it, would there be many people waiting at platforms 16 and 17 after a certain hour? Could be better. |
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On Mar 3, 10:06*pm, MIG wrote:
However, assuming that it counts as inner (should if some of those do) I am pleased to see that the much-maligned St Johns isn't in the list. Ah, the number of trains I've been on recently where the PIS proudly displays "Calling at all stations via Lewisham EXCEPT St Johns", as if its neglect is something to be proud of... :-P Ravensbourne can't be far off that list, either. |
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On Tue, 04 Mar 2008 11:59:39 +0000, MarkVarley - MVP
wrote: that could be ideal, fast trains passing are no problem and could actually be a bonus. Photos would be cool, email is markvarley at gmail.com Or if you don't mind going a bit further out, go to Bletchley on a Sunday and walk over to Fenny Stratford, which has no Sunday service and therefore will be deserted. Bedford St John's would also work, though it's an utter dive in comparison. Neil -- Neil Williams Put my first name before the at to reply. |
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On 4 Mar, 15:27, MarkVarley - MVP
wrote: On Tue, 4 Mar 2008 05:11:12 -0800 (PST), somersetchris wrote this gibberish: On 3 Mar, 16:40, MarkVarley - MVP wrote: I'm looking for a very quiet station, one with very little people traffic either late at night or weekends, somewhere on the tube network or a rail station not too far out, this is for an informal photoshoot for which it's best to not have numerous people around. so any suggestions? somewhere on a little-used oddity of a branchline or even a disused station that can still be accessed, I need tracks and platform not too overgrown. PS, I'm aware of the permissions system for photoshoots in such places so no worries from that angle. -- Mark.http://www.MarkVarleyPhoto.co.ukwww....ww.TwistedArts.... One station I know which has very little use, day or night is Bayford. Hopefully not to far out for you either. thats a distinct possibility actually as it's only 35 minutes from high&is do you happen to know if all the lights work on the platforms? -- Mark.http://www.MarkVarleyPhoto.co.ukwww....fulBondage.net I am afraid that I have not been through there for a few weeks, but they were working. |
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On Wed, 5 Mar 2008 02:25:47 -0800 (PST), somersetchris
wrote this gibberish: On 4 Mar, 15:27, MarkVarley - MVP wrote: On Tue, 4 Mar 2008 05:11:12 -0800 (PST), somersetchris wrote this gibberish: On 3 Mar, 16:40, MarkVarley - MVP wrote: I'm looking for a very quiet station, one with very little people traffic either late at night or weekends, somewhere on the tube network or a rail station not too far out, this is for an informal photoshoot for which it's best to not have numerous people around. so any suggestions? somewhere on a little-used oddity of a branchline or even a disused station that can still be accessed, I need tracks and platform not too overgrown. PS, I'm aware of the permissions system for photoshoots in such places so no worries from that angle. -- Mark.http://www.MarkVarleyPhoto.co.ukwww....ww.TwistedArts.... One station I know which has very little use, day or night is Bayford. Hopefully not to far out for you either. thats a distinct possibility actually as it's only 35 minutes from high&is do you happen to know if all the lights work on the platforms? -- Mark.http://www.MarkVarleyPhoto.co.ukwww....fulBondage.net I am afraid that I have not been through there for a few weeks, but they were working. that'll do nicely :) -- Mark. www.MarkVarleyPhoto.co.uk www.TwistedPhotography.co.uk www.TwistedArts.co.uk www.BeautifulBondage.net |
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On 4 Mar, 18:53, Rupert Candy wrote:
On Mar 3, 10:06*pm, MIG wrote: However, assuming that it counts as inner (should if some of those do) I am pleased to see that the much-maligned St Johns isn't in the list. Ah, the number of trains I've been on recently where the PIS proudly displays "Calling at all stations via Lewisham EXCEPT St Johns", as if its neglect is something to be proud of... :-P Ravensbourne can't be far off that list, either. St Johns would have been at No 34, Ravensbourne is counted as Outer London, but would have come in at 32! So well done St. Johns, everyone's favourite station! But if you want to talk about neglected stations, then you should be looking at Grove Park, along with Elmstead Woods, Chislehurst and the Bromley North branch. Half hourly off peak service - pathetic! MaxB |
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On 5 Mar, 12:52, MaxB wrote:
On 4 Mar, 18:53, Rupert Candy wrote: On Mar 3, 10:06*pm, MIG wrote: However, assuming that it counts as inner (should if some of those do) I am pleased to see that the much-maligned St Johns isn't in the list. Ah, the number of trains I've been on recently where the PIS proudly displays "Calling at all stations via Lewisham EXCEPT St Johns", as if its neglect is something to be proud of... :-P Ravensbourne can't be far off that list, either. St Johns would have been at No 34, Ravensbourne is counted as Outer London, but would have come in at 32! So well done St. Johns, everyone's favourite station! But if you want to talk about neglected stations, then you should be looking at Grove Park, along with Elmstead Woods, Chislehurst and the Bromley North branch. *Half hourly off peak service - pathetic! I don't think St Johns is really all that neglected. It's just that it's a branch line station that happens to be on the main line. Anyone who gets the same train every day which doesn't stop there says "nothing stops at St Johns", but they don't say "nothing stops at Crayford" if their regular train happens to go via Bexleyheath, because they don't see Crayford. |
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On 5 Mar, 12:52, MaxB wrote:
St Johns would have been at No 34, Ravensbourne is counted as Outer London, but would have come in at 32! So well done St. Johns, everyone's favourite station! But if you want to talk about neglected stations, then you should be looking at Grove Park, along with Elmstead Woods, Chislehurst and the Bromley North branch. *Half hourly off peak service - pathetic! Emerson Park, on the Romford-Upminster push-pull, gets about the same service. Jonn |
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On 5 Mar, 14:30, wrote: On 5 Mar, 12:52, MaxB wrote: St Johns would have been at No 34, Ravensbourne is counted as Outer London, but would have come in at 32! So well done St. Johns, everyone's favourite station! But if you want to talk about neglected stations, then you should be looking at Grove Park, along with Elmstead Woods, Chislehurst and the Bromley North branch. Half hourly off peak service - pathetic! Emerson Park, on the Romford-Upminster push-pull, gets about the same service. There are several routes and stations in London with a half-hourly service - e.g. the South London Line service (Victoria - London Bridge via Peckham Rye), stations between Ravensbourne and Crofton Park, Nunhead to Lewisham, stations on the Wimbledon - Sutton loop etc etc. St Johns actually gets a pretty good service, at least 4tph. |
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On 5 Mar, 14:49, Mizter T wrote:
On 5 Mar, 14:30, wrote: On 5 Mar, 12:52, MaxB wrote: St Johns would have been at No 34, Ravensbourne is counted as Outer London, but would have come in at 32! So well done St. Johns, everyone's favourite station! But if you want to talk about neglected stations, then you should be looking at Grove Park, along with Elmstead Woods, Chislehurst and the Bromley North branch. *Half hourly off peak service - pathetic! Emerson Park, on the Romford-Upminster push-pull, gets about the same service. There are several routes and stations in London with a half-hourly service - e.g. the South London Line service (Victoria - London Bridge via Peckham Rye), stations between Ravensbourne and Crofton Park, Nunhead to Lewisham, stations on the Wimbledon - Sutton loop etc etc. St Johns actually gets a pretty good service, at least 4tph. Indeed, better than Elmstead Woods, Chislehurst etc, but no one says "nothing stops at ..." in relation to those, despite them being on the main line. I haven't been there for a while, but I had the impression that the St Johns ticket office was tending to be better staffed these days as well. |
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On 5 Mar, 14:49, Mizter T wrote:
On 5 Mar, 14:30, wrote: On 5 Mar, 12:52, MaxB wrote: St Johns would have been at No 34, Ravensbourne is counted as Outer London, but would have come in at 32! So well done St. Johns, everyone's favourite station! But if you want to talk about neglected stations, then you should be looking at Grove Park, along with Elmstead Woods, Chislehurst and the Bromley North branch. *Half hourly off peak service - pathetic! Emerson Park, on the Romford-Upminster push-pull, gets about the same service. There are several routes and stations in London with a half-hourly service - e.g. the South London Line service (Victoria - London Bridge via Peckham Rye), stations between Ravensbourne and Crofton Park, Nunhead to Lewisham, stations on the Wimbledon - Sutton loop etc etc. St Johns actually gets a pretty good service, at least 4tph. St Johns (my local station!) also often has people hanging about for the next train, because that frequency is rather irregular (two within 5 mins, then a half hour gap). It's also overlooked by houses, and plenty of trains do go past! |
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On 5 Mar, 18:03, SamB wrote:
On 5 Mar, 14:49, Mizter T wrote: On 5 Mar, 14:30, wrote: On 5 Mar, 12:52, MaxB wrote: St Johns would have been at No 34, Ravensbourne is counted as Outer London, but would have come in at 32! So well done St. Johns, everyone's favourite station! But if you want to talk about neglected stations, then you should be looking at Grove Park, along with Elmstead Woods, Chislehurst and the Bromley North branch. *Half hourly off peak service - pathetic! Emerson Park, on the Romford-Upminster push-pull, gets about the same service. There are several routes and stations in London with a half-hourly service - e.g. the South London Line service (Victoria - London Bridge via Peckham Rye), stations between Ravensbourne and Crofton Park, Nunhead to Lewisham, stations on the Wimbledon - Sutton loop etc etc. St Johns actually gets a pretty good service, at least 4tph. St Johns (my local station!) also often has people hanging about for the next train, because that frequency is rather irregular (two within 5 mins, then a half hour gap). It's also overlooked by houses, and plenty of trains do go past!- The service from St Johns to Cannon Street is basically the same as that from Lewisham to Charing Cross, ie they both have bunched trains every half hour and twenty-odd minute gaps. Lewisham has other services of course. I wish someone would fix the timetabling so that the area didn't have such big gaps between services which appear to have a good number of tph. |
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On 5 Mar, 14:30, wrote:
On 5 Mar, 12:52, MaxB wrote: St Johns would have been at No 34, Ravensbourne is counted as Outer London, but would have come in at 32! So well done St. Johns, everyone's favourite station! But if you want to talk about neglected stations, then you should be looking at Grove Park, along with Elmstead Woods, Chislehurst and the Bromley North branch. *Half hourly off peak service - pathetic! Emerson Park, on the Romford-Upminster push-pull, gets about the same service. Jonn And reasonably so, since it barely registers on the passenger count scale, fitting in on the list I gave earlier at No 4 ! Also, I assume, it has no other trains passing through. MaxB |
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On 3 Mar, 16:40, MarkVarley - MVP
wrote: I'm looking for a very quiet station, one with very little people traffic either late at night or weekends, somewhere on the tube network or a rail station not too far out, this is for an informal photoshoot for which it's best to not have numerous people around. so any suggestions? somewhere on a little-used oddity of a branchline or even a disused station that can still be accessed, I need tracks and platform not too overgrown. PS, I'm aware of the permissions system for photoshoots in such places so no worries from that angle. -- Mark.http://www.MarkVarleyPhoto.co.ukwww....fulBondage.net By the way, this is where you can get the usage info I have been quoting. http://www.rail-reg.gov.uk/server/show/nav.1529 Doesn't say how weedy the place is however :) MaxB |
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On Wed, 5 Mar 2008 11:45:58 -0800 (PST), MaxB
wrote this gibberish: On 3 Mar, 16:40, MarkVarley - MVP wrote: I'm looking for a very quiet station, one with very little people traffic either late at night or weekends, somewhere on the tube network or a rail station not too far out, this is for an informal photoshoot for which it's best to not have numerous people around. so any suggestions? somewhere on a little-used oddity of a branchline or even a disused station that can still be accessed, I need tracks and platform not too overgrown. PS, I'm aware of the permissions system for photoshoots in such places so no worries from that angle. -- Mark.http://www.MarkVarleyPhoto.co.ukwww....fulBondage.net By the way, this is where you can get the usage info I have been quoting. http://www.rail-reg.gov.uk/server/show/nav.1529 Doesn't say how weedy the place is however :) MaxB I'll take a look :-) -- Mark. www.MarkVarleyPhoto.co.uk www.TwistedPhotography.co.uk www.TwistedArts.co.uk www.BeautifulBondage.net |
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